Nigel replied to me: > In the specific case, mechs exist, and tanks are one tier of armour > heavier.
But if light armor can be Mecha, that is the thin wedge to allow heavy Mecha as well. > I meant multirole to cover that one platform can build defenses, recover > vehicles, load transports and fight. > Having said this, you are talking something too big for this role. Reminds me of MBTs with engineer tanks. A little engineering capability is a good thing, too much gets in the way of the main mission. > By this same line, mech can fit as the military race car that are too cool > but is actually a horrible waste of resources - like MBTs, air superiority > fighters, ground attack helicopters, and defensive missiles. Perhaps > things > that perform in the movies and news better than they do in the > battlefield. > Ie - artefacts of the setting. Not the stats. Such a mistake requires a case which looks plausible, even if it isn't true after all. Can Mecha reach that level of credibility? _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
